Some randomness today... Like I never usually am!!! Above a plant, one of many in Mijas Pueblo gardens... The years and years and even more years I have seen this flowering plant, and never once seen fruit on it! The fruit looks like blackberries... I didn't try it, although we did observe a woman eating one...
Yesterday we went to Malaga for the day, and the whole day it turned out to be, including the nearly €17.00 car park cost!!! We went because a Star Wars exhibition was a the port, followed in the afternoon by the legion in the main plaza... We didn't get to see the finale, we should have known better that they wouldn't be on time I guess... But because we were later than we could have been we bumped into friends and had coffees, so that was nice...
We saw lots of storm troopers, and lots of characters from the movies, apart from my favorite... no Chewbacca... sadly.... We saw a bride and groom, they had photos taken with every one!! They were there when we were in the morning, and just walking about four hours when we came back into the port for ice cream... they must have been shattered!!!
There were ships in the port to see, I bundled up those above... well, so it seems, at the back a big huge ship from Italy the Splendida.. then a smaller liner before it... the older sailing boat in the foreground... there should be a fast large yacht in there too if you look closely!
I think I have some pictures of a navy boat somewhere?? And below is a ferry!
The day was warm enough but very overcast, we were lucky really, 20% chance of rain... We went on the wheel too, it seems so big from afar, but up close compared with the London Eye, it was small! It was also movable!! Unlike the London Eye this one is temporary! The pods were small, about six or seven foot by about five I guess, a bench either side to sit and a little leg room in between, you could rest your feet on the bench quite easily...
But it was good fun, and we were on our own in the pod, they spaced people out nicely, I am guessing when its busy that's a different matter! Not too bad views considering the misty skies...
More pics from here tomorrow, or soon....
Big mural of a girl on this building...
After about six twirls on the wheel, which was also great... we went for lunch at Roy's!! A great little port side café, very well priced and great food!
We had ice cream later too... while we were doing the tourist thing!
Waiting for the parade (that we missed), I started to get a bit chilly, and started spending too much time in the shops! They're winter collections of warm fluffy knits became more and more appealing the cooler I got!!!
TTFN
Marian
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